Caribbean National Weekly

Trinidad Police shoot and kill six people

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Trinidad Police shoot and kill six people
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  • <strong>PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad police have shot and killed six people, including one woman, in Freeport.</strong> The police said those killed were allegedly involved in two home robberies in the Central area within the last 12 hours.
  • The victims are yet to be identified.
  • They said the five men and one woman, shot at them and in accordance with the Use of Force Policy, they returned fire, killing all six at the scene.
  • Media reports said the victims were part of a ring that had been responsible for a string of robberies in the past several months in the Central Division.
  • The<a href="https://www.pca.org.tt/"> Police Complaints Authority</a> (PCA) said there has been a sharp increase in fatal police shootings so far this year.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad police have shot and killed six people, including one woman, in Freeport.

The police said those killed were allegedly involved in two home robberies in the Central area within the last 12 hours. The victims are yet to be identified.

They said the five men and one woman, shot at them and in accordance with the Use of Force Policy, they returned fire, killing all six at the scene.

Media reports said the victims were part of a ring that had been responsible for a string of robberies in the past several months in the Central Division.

The Police Complaints Authority (PCA) said there has been a sharp increase in fatal police shootings so far this year.

As of Monday, 29 people have been killed in police encounters, nearly matching the 30 fatalities recorded during the similar period in 2023.

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